Squamous carcinomas with glandlike (adenoid) features.
Squamous cell carcinomas with a prominent glandlike histologic component are uncommon histologic variants found in the skin and mucous membranes. Although not restricted to the head and neck, they have a predilection for that anatomic area. Lost in the debate over their histogenesis are repeated observations that the carcinomas have an aggressiveness and life-consuming capacity that exceed those of conventional squamous cell carcinomas.
Batsakis
J G
JG
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
Huser
J
J
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*